(NPR) Trump Defied The 2013 GOP Autopsy. So Was It A 'Failure'?

Trump Defied The 2013 GOP Autopsy. So Was It A 'Failure'?








When Mitt Romney, right, and his running mate Paul Ryan lost the 2012 presidential race to Barack Obama, it inspired the party to conduct an "autopsy" of what went wrong. Today, some Republicans question that report's value.



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Trump Defied The 2013 GOP Autopsy. So Was It A 'Failure'?






Seven years ago, Republicans wrote a plan for long-term electoral success. Then, President Trump won in 2016 without following some of its key tenets.